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Thou  must  be  true  thyself, 

If  thou  the  truth  wouldst  teach: 

Thy  soul  must  overflow,  if  thou 
Another’s  soul  wouldst  reach; 

It  needs  the  overflow  of  heart 
To  give  the  lips  full  speech. 

Think  truly,  and  thy  thoughts 
Shall  the  world’s  famine  feed; 

Speak  truly,  and  each  word  of  thine 
Shall  be  a fruitful  seed: 

Live  truly,  and  thy  life  shall  be 
A great  and  noble  creed. 


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MOTTO : 

“a  rounded  development  must  be  of 

SPIRIT,  MIND,  AND  BODY,” 


OHIO  UNIVERSITY 

ATHENS,  OHIO 


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PRESIDENT  ALSTON  ELLIS 


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One  of  the  Dormitories  for  Young  Women 


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BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES  i; . I ; 


HON.  V.  C.  LOWRY 

R.  E.  HAMBLIN 

C.  C.  DAVIDSON,  A.  M 

HON.  LUCIEN  J.  FENTON 

J.  E.  BENSON 

E.  J.  JONES,  Esq 

J.  P.  WOOD,  Esq 

F.  C.  WHILEY 

HON.  ALBERT  DOUGLAS 

HON.  H.  W.  COULTRAP 

THOMAS  BLACKSTONE,  M.  D, 

T.  R.  BIDDLE,  M.  D 

HENRY  O’BLENESS 

J.  B.  FORAKER,  Jr 

JAMES  E.  KINNISON 

HON.  JOHN  T.  DUFF 

WILLIAM  F.  BOYD,  Esq 

HON.  EMMETT  TOMPKINS 

FRED.  W.  CROW,  Esq 

GOVERNOR  JUDSON  HARMON, 
PRESIDENT  ALSTON  ELLIS... 


Logan 1885 

.Toledo 1890 

, Alliance 1891 

.Winchester 1892 

.Cleveland 18S2 

Athens 1893 

. Athens 1890 

. Lancaster 1896 

Chillicothe 1897 

.McArthur 1897 

.Circleville 1898 

Athens 1900 

Athens 1901 

.Cincinnati 1903 

Jackson 1906 

Newcomerstown ....  1906 

Cincinnati 1907 

Columbus 1908 

Pomeroy 1911 


Ex-Officio 

Ex-Officio 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  BOARD 


ALSTON  ELLIS President 

E.  J.  JONES  Vice-President 

H.  H.  HANING Treasurer 

ISRAEL  M.  FOSTER Secretary  and  Auditor 


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SCHOOL  OF  ORATORY  CALENDAR 
1911 


Tuesday,  March  28 Opening  of  Spring  Term 

Sunday,  June  11 Beginning  of  Commencement  Week 

Thursday,  June  15 Commencement  Day 

Monday,  June  19-  Opening  of  Summer  Term 

Friday,  June  28.  Close  of  Summer  Term 

Monday,  September  11 Registration  of  Students 

Tuesday,  September  12 Opening  of  Fall  Term 

Friday,  December  22 Close  of  Fall  Term 


1912 


Monday,  January  1 . . . . 
Tuesday,  January  2 • . • 

Friday,  March  15 

Tuesday,  March  25 
Tuesday,  March  26 

Sunday,  June  9 

Thursday,  June  13  • ■ 

Monday,  June  17 

Friday,  July  26 

Monday,  September  9.  • 
Tuesday,  September  10 
Friday,  December  25.  . 


Registration  of  Students 

Opening  of  Winter  Term 

Close  of  Winter  Term 

Registration  of  Students 

Opening  of  Spring  Term 

Beginning  of  Commencement  Week 

Commencement  Day 

Opening  of  Summer  Term 

Close  of  Summer  Term 

Registration  of  Students 

Opening  of  Fall  Term 

Close  of  Fall  Term 


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Faculty 


ALSTON  ELLIS,  PH.  D.,  LL.  D. 
President. 


Harry  Raymond  Pierce 

Director  of  the  School  of  Expression.  Professor  of  Public  Speaking,  Ohio 
University.  Coach  and  Critic  for  Coit  Lyceum  Bureau.  Literary 
Interpretation.  Voice  Training.  Dramatic  Action.  Oratory. 

Marie  A.  Monfort 

(Graduate  Leland  Powers  School).  ( Assistant ) Shakespeare,  Pantomime, 
Bodily  Action,  Interpretative  Reading,  Monologue. 

Zulette  Spencer  Pierce 

Lyceum  Reader  and  Entertainer.  ( Assistant ) Monologues  and  Plays. 

Edwin  Watts  Chubb,  Litt.  D. 

Dean  of  College  of  Liberal  Arts  and  Professor  of  Rhetoric  and 
English  Literature. 

John  Corbett,  A.  B. 

Director  of  Physical  Education. 

SPECIAL  LECTURERS 

Alston  Ellis,  PH.  D.,  LL.  D. 

Is  Elocution  worthy  of  a place  among  the  Fine  Arts  ? 

Albert  Burdsall  Riker,  D.  D. 

Philosophy  of  Expression.  (Former  President  of  Mt.  Union  College.) 
McInnes  J.  Neilson,  A.  B. 

Burns  and  Scotch  Dialect.  (Public  Lecturer  of  Coit  Lyceum  Bureau.) 
Therese  Peebles. 

Interpretative  Readings;  Teacher  of  Oratory,  Youngstown,  Ohio. 
Edward  Amherst  Ott. 

Public  Lecturer  for  Twelve  Years.  (Dean  of  Drake  School  of  Orator}', 
Des  Moines,  Iowa.)  (President  Ott  Schools  of  Expression,  Chicago,  111.) 

J.  C.  Goodrich,  D.  D. 

Lecturer  “Great  Orators.” 

Zulette  Spencer  Pierce. 

Entertainer.  “ Rounded  Development.”  Health  Talks  for  Girls. 


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Harry  Raymond  Pierce,  Director,  School  of  Oratory.  For  four  years  Director  of  Pierce's  School 
of  Expression,  Mt.  Union  College.  Coach  and  Critic  for  the  Coit  Lyceum  Bureau. 


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Announcement 


SCHOOL  OF  ORATORY. 

For  what  does  the  School  of  Oratory  of  Ohio  University  stand  ? What 
methods  of  instruction  are  used  ? Does  it  offer  a practical  course  for  college 
men  and  women  ? 

Answering  these  questions  in  order.  The  department  stands  for  a higher 
development  of  personality,  for  individuality,"  and  loftier  purposes. 

Second  : To  achieve  the  best  results,  there  must  be  brought  to  bear  the 
highest  possible  training  in  thought  and  expression. 

Third  : To-day  in  all  walks  of  life,  men  must  be  able  to  stand  on  their 
feet  and  express  their  views  in  public  ; and,  furthermore,  be  able  to  convince 
and  persuade  their  fellow-men.  This  cannot  be  accomplished  without  daily 
practice  in  committing  selections  and  orations  of  prominent  writers  and  speak- 
ers, then,  in  writing  original  speeches  and  delivering  them,  studying  the  great 
orators  as  models,  thus  developing  high  standards.  Also,  a thorough  training 
in  voice  production  is  necessary  for  a well-modulated  voice.  A good  person- 
ality can  always  gain  a hearing  and  accomplish  the  desired  results. 

Making  extemporaneous  speeches  from  the  class-room  platform,  during 
the  second  year’s  work  and  debating  the  questions  of  the  day,  are  regular  exer- 
cises. All  these  exercises  are  practical  and  profitable,  because  the}-  prepare 
for  a more  useful  life’s  work. 

Beecher  says  : “ Let  no  man  who  is  a sneak  try  to  be  an  orator,”  and  he 

might  have  added,  let  no  man  aspire  to  distinction  as  a public  speaker,  whether 
it  be  in  the  pulpit,  at  the  bar,  or  on  the  platform,  unless  he  be  willing  to  spend 
his  days  and  nights  in  developing  all  the  resources  of  his  spirit. 

Our  motto  therefore  is,  “A  Rounded  Development  must  be  of  Spirit, 
Mind,  and  Body.” 


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LOCATION 

Athens,  the  seat  of  the  University,  is  situated  in  the  southeastern  part  of 
the  State.  It  is  easily  accessible  from  the  east  and  west  by  the  Baltimore  & 
Ohio  Southwestern  Railroad  and  its  branches  ; from  the  southern,  central,  and 
northern  portions  of  the  State  by  the  Hocking  Valley  and  the  Toledo  & Ohio 
Central  Railways.  By  these  routes  it  is  about  one  hundred  and  sixty  miles 
from  Cincinnati  and  seventy-five  miles  southeast  from  Columbus.  The  sani- 
tary arrangements  of  the  town  are  unsurpassed.  Its  principal  streets  are 
paved  ; it  is  provided  with  waterworks  and  sewerage  ; its  Board  of  Health  is 
vigorous  and  efficient.  There  are  few  towns  in  the  country  that  are  more  desir- 
able as  a place  of  temporary  or  permanent  residence  than  Athens. 

The  lover  of  natural  scenery  cannot  fail  to  be  charmed  with  its  picturesque 
surroundings.  The  winding  valley  of  the  Hockhocking  and  the  wooded  hills 
beyond  present  a series  of  striking  views  from  the  University,  while  the  wide 
prospects,  as  seen  at  certain  seasons  from  some  of  the  neighboring  summits, 
are  seldom  surpassed  in  quiet  and  varied  beauty. 


Method  of  Instruction 


THE  AIM  OF  THE  SCHOOL 

Is  to  give  the  student  a solid  foundation,  to  start  him  building  a worthy 
structure  thereon,  and  to  instill  such  knowledge  that  the  upbuilding  may  con- 
tinue. The  aim  then  is  not  merely  to  learn  to  deliver  a few  selections,  but  to 
know  the  elements  of  Public  Speaking  in  every  detail. 

THE  AIM  ALSO 

Is  to  have  each  student  fitted  for  some  position  at  the  end  of  the  Two-Year 
Course,  either  to  teach  or  to  do  public  work  as  a lecturer  or  entertainer  as  he 
seems  best  adapted.  Only  a few  students  are  desired  so  that  they  may  receive 
the  personal  attention  and  criticism  of  those  in  charge,  as  the  best  results  can 
be  obtained  in  this  way.  A dozen  teachers  who  have  not  had  the  practical  ex- 
perience in  public  work,  and  who  deal  only  with  the  theoretical  side,  may  turn 
out  a score  of  worthless  graduates  each  year,  having  the  “parrot  style  ° of 
speaking  a few  pieces  upon  which  they  have  been  drilled.  Tins  is  not  the 
Aim  of  the  School.  Students  must  know  when,  and  why,  they  are  right  or 
wrong.  The  mistake  has  been  in  developing  the  “ imitative”  rather  than  the 
creative,  and  pupils  see  things  as  their  teachers  see  them,  when  they  should 
form  their  own  mental  image  and  have  a definite  idea  of  the  author’s  meaning, 
seeing,  hearing,  and  feeling  as  he  does,  in  fact  reproducing  true  to  life. 


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WHO  WOULD  PROFIT  BY  STUDYING 

Ministers  whose  voices  lack  volume  or  variety  and  who  have  fallen  into  ruts 
and  acquired  mannerisms  which  distract  the  attention  of  their  audiences  : 
lawyers  who  fail  to  speak  in  a direct  and  convincing  manner  and  who  do  not 
know  that  “WHAT  A MAN  SAYS  COUNTS  ONE-FOURTH  ; AND  THE 
WAY  HE  SAYS  IT,  THREE-FOURTHS  ; ” teachers  who  cannot  impart 
their  knowledge  and  who  do  not  understand  the  principles  of  Common  Read- 
ing, and  thus  neglect  to  instruct  others  in  the  most  simple  interpretation  of 
our  great  writers  ; and  lecturers  who  are  not  making  the  success  they  should 
and  who  wonder  why  they  are  not  in  greater  demand  ; who  by  a knowledge  of 
intonation,  facial  expression,  and  gesture  could  double  their  success  ? 


REQUIREMENTS  FOR  ENTERING 

The  requirements  for  entering  the  Graduate  Course  in  Public  Speaking 
and  amount  of  preparation  required  in  English  are  as  follows  : Spelling, 
Punctuation,  Grammar,  Paragraphing,  and  the  Fundamental  Principles  of 
Rhetoric  and  Composition. 

Certificates  from  accredited  schools  will  be  accepted,  but  these  must  show 
that  the  student  has  written  at  least  ten  exercises  of  300  words  each. 

Certificates  must  also  contain  a statement  from  the  instructor  indicating 
just  the  amount  of  English  that  each  student  has  had,  the  amount  of  practice  in 
writing  exercises,  and  the  arguments  on  specific  questions.  Students  without 
certificates  may  present  such  exercises  as  they  have  written  for  inspection. 


EXAMINATION  RULES 

An  examination  will-  be  given  at  the  beginning  of  each  term  to  those  who 
cannot  furnish  certificates.  The  student  should  be  prepared  to  recite  one  or 
two  selections  which  he  has  committed  and  to  write  a theme  on  a subject  given 
by  the  instructor.  These  examination  rules  are  not  to  debar  the  pupils  but 
rather  to  place  them  where  they  belong  in  the  English  Department. 

Credit  will  also  be  given  for  work  done  elsewhere  in  Schools  of  Orator}7  or 
by  private  instruction,  provided  statements  of  facts  are  presented,  showing  that 
the  exact  amount  of  work  already  taken  has  been  satisfactorily  accomplished. 


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Course  of  Study 

THE  FOUNDATION 

Is  of  vital  importance.  A house  that  is  built  upon  the  sand  cannot  withstand 
the  wind  and  floods.  A public  speaker  will  be  blown  away  by  the  storm  of 
disapproval  unless  he  has  a Correct  Pronounciation,  Distinct  Enunciation, 
Good  Articulation,  Modulation  of  the  Voice,  Force,  Variety,  Purity  of  Tone, 
and  Good  Bearing  ; knowing  how  to  Gesture  for  Emphasis,  yet  without 
awkwardness,  and  having  a comprehensive  knowledge  of  Grammar,  Rhetoric, 
and  English  Literature. 

(All  courses  must  be  continued  throughout  the  year.) 

Course  1.  — Oratory.  I.,  II.,  III.  (Required.) 

The  aim  is  to  acquire  a pure  tone,  strength  and  flexibility  of  the  voice, 
and  a natural,  and  an  easy  manner  of  reading  or  speaking  from  the  platform. 
Charts  for  correct  pronunciation  are  made,  miscellaneous  selections  studied, 
and  parts  committed  which  will  be.  recited  by  the  students  before  the  class. 
Two  hours. 

Texts — “Choice  Reading Cumnock;  “How  to  Gesture ."  Ott  : “ Mental 
Imagery Scott. 

Course  2. —Public  Speaking.  I.,  II.,  III.  (Elective). 

The  masterpieces  of  modern  oratory  are  first  studied  as  models,  then 
original  orations  are  written  and  delivered  from  the  platform  as  required.  Ex- 
temporaneous speaking  on  subjects  assigned  in  advance.  The  development 
of  mental  imagery,  in  conjunction  with  which  are  original  descriptions  of  scenes, 
is  acquired  by  the  student.  Each  member  of  the  class  is  required  to  write  and 
deliver  three  orations  during  the  course.  Three  hours. 

Text — “ How  to  Speak  in  Public ” Kleiser. 

Course  3. — Argumentation.  Winter  and  Spring  Terms.  I.,  II.  (Elective.) 

Study  and  principles  of  argumentation.  Preparation  of  briefs,  weekly 
practice  in  debates,  and  written  arguments.  Three  hours. 

Elective  for  students  who  have  completed  Course  I.  or  II. 

Text — “ Argumentation  and  Debating Foster. 

Course  4. — Literary  Interpretation.  I.,  II.,  III.  (Required). 

This  course  covers  the  field  of  American  Literature.  Selected  authors  are 
studied  each  week.  The  purpose  of  the  course  is  to  acquire  the  best  possible 
expression — such  as  will  reveal  the  thought  and  emotion  of  these  different 
writings.  Two  hours. 

Course  4 must  be  preceded  by  Course  1 or  an  equivalent. 

Texts — “ Literary  Interpretations."  S.  H.  Clark  : "Effective  Speaking." 
Arthur  E.  Phillips. 

Course  5. — Shakespeare.  I.,  II.,  III.  (Required). 

Shakespearean  Plays,  Bible  and  Hymn  Reading.  Critical  study  of  four 


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of  Shakespeare’s  plays  during  the  year.  Expressional  reading  of  principal 
scenes,  and  assigned  passages  are  committed  and  recited.  At  the  end  of  the 
year  one  of  the  plays  will  be  given  in  costume  by  members  of  the  class. 

The  study  of  Bible  and  Hymn  reading  will  be  taken  up  in  the  course  for 
the  sake  of  impressiveness.  The  words  and  the  text  must  not  simply  be  seen 
but  felt.  The  subject  matter  must  come  into  the  mind  as  reality — truth.  The 
motive  of  the  reader  is  to  secure  acceptance  and  the  end  is  belief.  Two  hours. 

Course  5 must  be  preceded  by  Course  1. 

Course  6. — Interpretative  Reading.  I.,  II.,  III.  (Required). 

This  course  is  arranged  especially  for  those  who  are  fitting  themselves  for 
teachers.  Correct  emphasis  in  reading  cannot  be  too  highly  commended,  as  it 
shows  the  intelligence  of  the  reader  and  gives  a certainty  of  meaning  to  the 
thought  expressed. 

It  is  a source  of  pleasure  and  culture  to  listen  to  the  skillful  reading  of  a 
book,  newspaper  articles,  or  passages  in  the  Bible.  Two  hours. 

PRIVATE  LESSONS 

Two  private  lessons  each  week  is  a special  feature  of  the  school.  This 
gives  every  student  one  hundred  and  twenty  private  lessons  during  the  course. 
These  lessons  are  given  without  extra  charge.  It  is  believed  that  the  best  suc- 
cess of  each  pupil  depends  upon  the  private  criticism.  It  enables  the  instruc- 
tor, at  the  very  beginning,  to  remove  the  personal  difficulties  and  develop  the 
student  along  the  lines  in  which  he  seems  deficient. 

PHILOSOPHY  OF  EXPRESSION 

This  work  treats  of  the  foundation  principles  which  underlie  the  character 
of  expression  in  life  and  art.  All  causation  of  art  is  in  the  mind.  God’s  great 
plan.  The  Trinity  of  Man.  Psychology  in  relation  to  phases  of  expression. 
The  difference  between  the  expression  of  life  and  the  artistic  representation  of 
life.  The  contrast  between  fundamentals  and  accidentals.  The  end  is  a well 
trained  body  and  voice  to  respond  to  the  mind  and  to  picture  the  truths  of 
literature.  Expression  an  unfoldment.  Creative  work. 

BODILY  EXPRESSION  AND  PANTOMIME 

Art  has  its  causation  in  the  mind.  All  action  of  the  body  must  be  the 
result  of  the  action  of  the  mind.  In  this  course  the  body  is  treated  as  an  in- 
strument. It  is  freed  from  mannerisms  and  accidentals  and  trained  to  become 
the  obedient  and  willing  servant  of  the  mind.  A definite  technique  of  action 
is  introduced,  with  exercises  for  the  application  of  the  principles  of  gesture. 
The  office  in  expression  of  the  different  agents  of  the  body,  head,  torso,  and 
limbs,  is  studied.  The  pantomimic  expression  is  carefully  developed  by  prob- 
lems of  simple  situations,  characterization,  life  studies,  original  studies,  and 
dramatic  action. 


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HOW  TO  GESTURE 

Text  by  Ott.  “ Every  outward  movement  is  but  the  manifestation  of  an  in- 
ward emotion.”  To  know  how  and  when  to  gesture  are  important  facts. 
There  should  be  ease  and  grace  and  absolute  control  of  the  body.  A gesture 
should  be  only  for  emphasis,  to  make  the  mental  picture  stand  out  more  clearly 
before  the  audience.  A gesture  should  never  attract  attention  to  itself,  but 
should  be  the  bodily  expression  of  the  thought.  “Gesture  is  that  subtle  lan- 
guage which  conveys  impressions  which  words  are  powerless  to  express.” 


PHYSICAL  CULTURE 

Too  much  stress  connot  be  laid  upon  the  importance  of  physical  develop- 
ment ; there  is  a marked  degeneracy  in  the  physical  powers  of  the  men  and 

women  of  to-day  as  compared  with 
those  of  our  fore-fathers.  The 
tendency  of  the  present  age  is  for 
mental  rather  than  physical  devel- 
opment and  as  a result  we  have 
an  average  of  higher  intellectual- 
ity, without  the  necessary  phy- 
sical strength  to  support  it. 
One  function  should  not  be  neg- 
lected at  the  expense  of  another, 
there  should  be  the  trinity  of 


Each  student  is  given  an  ex- 
amination upon  entering  the  gym- 
nasium classes,  and  is  under  the 
personal  supervision  of  the  Direc- 
tor of  this  department.  Care  is 
taken  to  give  to  each  one  the  train- 
ing most  needed,  and  the  aim  is  a 
gradual  development  without 
JOHN  corbett,  A.  B.  overtaxing.  Tried  and  approved 

Director  of  Physical  Education  methods  from  the  best  schools  are 

used  and  lectures  on  Hygenic  and  Social  topics  are  given. 

The  new  Gymnasium  offers  excellent  facilities  for  the  work,  having  spac- 
ious floor  room  for  free  hand  work,  military  drills,  and  games  : a good  running 
track  and  apparatus  suited  to  the  needs  of  the  school. 


SPIRIT,  MIND,  AND  BODY. 


VOICE  CULTURE 

Text — How  to  use  the  voice.  The  principles  of  vocal  expression  are  not 
found  in  any  mechanical  rules,  but  in  the  thought  and  feelings  of  the  speaker.  If 
one  would  understand  the  rules  which  govern  vocal  expression,  he  must  first 
learn  how  to  think  and  feel  with  the  author  whom  he  interprets. 

His  imagination  therefore  must  be  stimulated,  his  discriminating  powers 
developed,  and  his  voice  become  a responsive  agent,  under  the  guidance  of  his 
emotions. 


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Instruction  is  given  in  the  management  and  regulation  of  the  breath,  the 
proper  use  of  the  body,  and  the  development  of  vocal  energy. 


Specimen  Schedule  of  a 

Week’s  Work 

in  First  Year. 

Mon. 

Tues. 

Wed.  Thurs. 

Fri. 

Interpretation,  - 

- - 8:20 

8:20 

8:20  8:20 

8:20 

Vocal  Culture,  - 

- - 

9:10 

9:10 

Recitals,  - 

- - 

3:30 

Rhetoric, 

- - 9:10 

9:10 

9:10 

Private  Lessons, 

- - 2:00 

9:00 

Physical  Culture,  - 

- - 

3:30 

3:30 

READERS,  IMPERSONATORS,  ENTERTAINERS 

There  is  a field  for  your  work.  If  you  have  abilty  do  not  be  content  with 
drudging  along,  going  here  and  there  for  merely  a nominal  fee.  Perfect  your- 
self in  some  special  line.  Go  before  a competent  critic  and  learn  your  strong 
as  well  as  your  weak  points. 

The  Director  has  made  a special  study  of  the  requirements  of  the  pub- 
lic entertainer  and  lecturer,  having  been  coach  and  critic  for  four  years  for  two 
leading  Lyceum  Bureaus  and  having  appeared  on  Lyceum  Courses  with  Mrs. 
Pierce  for  twelve  years. 

He  is  in  touch  with  the  Leading  Lyceum  Managers  and  has  excellent 
opportunities  of  placing  those  who  have  ability. 

You  can  acquire  a new  and  pleasing  repertoire  so  that  everv  number  will 
be  strong  and  give  variety. 


NEW  GYMNASIUM,  OHIO  UNIVERSITY 


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ENGLISH  LITERATURE  AND  COMPOSITION 

FIRST  YEAR. 

FALL  TERM — College  Rhetoric.  This  is  a course  for  the  develop- 
ment of  power  in  written  and  oral  composition.  Emphasis  is  placed  upon 
practice  rather  than  upon  theory.  Baldwin’s  Composition  : Oral  and  Written . 

is  the  text.  Three  hours  a week. 
Before  entering  upon  this  course 
students  must  have  had  elemen- 
tary courses  in  rhetoric,  as  this  is 
college  work. 

WINTER  TERM  — Emerson. 
A study  of  the  prose  of  this  Amer- 
ican writer.  Along  with  the  study 
of  Emerson  there  is  a study  of 
etymology  based  upon  Chubb’s 
English  Words.  The  purpose  is 
to  develop  a feeling  for  the  sub- 
tleties of  language,  the  nice  dis- 
tinctions and  shades  of  meaning. 
Three  hours  a week — Monday, 
Tuesday,  and  Wednesday. 

SPRING  TERM  — Byron, 
Keats,  and  Shelley.  This  is  a 
study  of  the  romantic  poetry  of 
this  group  of  brilliant  poets.  Three  hours  a week — Monday.  Wednesday, 
and  Friday. 

SECOND  YEAR 

FALL  TERM— The  History  of  English  Literature.  This  course 
includes  a comprehensive  and  rapid  survey  of  the  great  periods  and  writers 
of  English  Literature.  This  course  pre-supposes  preliminary  readings  of  the 
standard  writings.  For  a list  consult  the  college  catalogue.  Four  hours  a 
week — Monday,  Tuesday,  Wednesday,  Thursday. 

WINTER  TERM — Shakespeare.  At  present  this  course  includes  a study 
of  the  English  historical  plays.  In  alternate  years  the  course  will  be  a study 
of  the  development  of  Shakespeare’s  art  by  a study  of  the  plays  in  the  sup- 
posed order  of  their  composition.  Four  hours  a week — Monday,  Tuesday, 
Wednesday,  Thursday. 

SPRING  TERM — 19th  Century  Prose.  A study  of  the  prose  writings 
of  the  masters  of  English  prose  during  the  last  century.  Carlyle,  Arnold, 
Ruskin,  Stevenson,  and  others  are  studied.  Four  hours  a week  Monday, 
Tuesday,  Wednesday,  Thursday. 


EDWIN  W.  CHUBB,  Lilt.  D. 


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ENGLISH 

The  courses  in  English  and  Rhetoric  are  under  the  direction  of  Edwin  W. 
Chubb,  Litt.  D.,  dean  of  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts,  and  professor  of  Rhe- 
toric and  English  Literature,  one  of  the  foremost  teachers  in  the  middle  west. 

The  public  speaker  must  not  only  be  familiar  with  the  best  literature,  but 
must  have  a mind  stored  with  thoughts  worthy  of  being  imparted  to  others. 

The  aim  will  be  to  develop  in  the  student  the  power  of  clear  thought  and 
accurate  expression  in  oral  and  written  work  ; as  it  is  believed  by  all  that 
English  Literature  is  of  primary  importance  to  one  who  desires  to  become 
proficient  in  English  expression. 

RECITALS 

Pupils’  recitals,  in  which  advanced  students  may  appear,  are  given  each 
month  in  the  College  Halls.  Weekly  recitals  will  be  held  before  the  class,  in 
which  all  will  be  expected  to  take  part,  receiving  criticism  on  their  work  from 
the  instructor.  Open  discussion  will  take  place  in  order  to  bring  out  the 
merits ‘of  the  selections  and  interpret  more  fully  the  author’s  meaning.  The 
class  is  benefited  by  hearing  and  seeing  such  work  conducted  as  well  as  the 
speaker  who  receives  the  criticism. 

REQUIREMENTS  FOR  GRADUATION 

The  requirements  for  graduation  are  these  : Student  must  have  had  the 
work  in  English  and  Rhetoric,  Vocal  and  Physical  Culture,  or  their  equiva- 
lent, as  outlined  in  this  catalogue  ; also  the  private  instruction  amounting  to 
the  full  two  years’  course,  under  competent  teachers  of  oratory,  which  would 
be  two  lessons  per  week  for  sixty  weeks,  the  length  of  the  course,  or  120 
lessons.  This  is  one  of  the  strong  features  of  this  school.  Many  larger 
schools  cannot  afford  to  follow  this  plan  as  it  requires  so  many  teachers,  so 
class  instruction  is  substituted.  Personal  criticism  is  necessary  and  is  far 
more  beneficial  than  class  work.  These  lessons  are  given  without  extra 
charge.  All  candidates  for  graduation  must  have  the  above  credits  before  a 
diploma  is  granted. 

Each  member  of  the  Graduating  Class  will  be  required  to  give  a program 
of  Readings,  Monologues,  and  Impersonations  before  an  audience  invited 
by  the  school. 

DIPLOMAS 

Those  completing  the  full  course  of  two  years,  and  passing  the  examina- 
tions satisfactorily,  will  receive  a diploma  bearing  the  name  of  Ohio  Univer- 
sity, School  of  Oratory.  A charge  of  five  dollars  is  made  for  this  diploma. 
Any  student  graduating  from  a four  year  collegiate  course,  and  fulfilling  the 
requirements  of  the  Two  Year  Course  in  Oratory,  will  receive  the  degree  of  B.  O. 


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EXPENSES 

Board  and  lodging  can  be  obtained  within  a reasonable  distance  of  the 
University  at  $3.50  per  week.  By  forming  clubs,  students  may  board  at  from 
$2.50  to  $2.75  per  week.  Those  students,  whose  circumstances  require  it,  are 
allowed  to  board  themselves,  by  which  means  their  expenses  may  be  still 
further  reduced  ; but  this  plan  is  not  recommended,  because  likely  to  be  pre- 
judicial to  health  and  good  scholarship. 

All  young  women  who  are  not  residents  of  Athens  are  required  to  reside 
in  Boyd  Hall  or  Women’s  Hall,  unless  the  rooms  are  all  occupied.  Only  in 
special  cases  will  exceptions  be  made.  This  regulation  has  been  adopted  with 
a view  solely  to  the  best  interests  of  the  young  women  themselves,  and  not 
with  any  purpose  to  restrict  them  in  the  enjoyment  of  every  legitimate  privi- 
lege. It  is  the  aim  of  the  management  to  make  these  quarters  as  attractive 
and  pleasant  as  possible,  and  at  the  same  time  to  keep  the  cost  as  low  as  is. 
consistent  with  the  accommodations  provided.  The  cost  of  room  and  board 
is  from  $3.50  to  $3.75  per  week,  according  to  the  size  and  location  of  the  room. 
Everything  is  furnished  except  soap  and  towels.  About  one  hundred  and 
eighty  young  women  can  be  received. 

As  persons  frequently  wish  to  know,  as  nearly  as  may  be,  the  cost  of  a 
student  for  one  year  at  the  Ohio  University,  the  following  estimates  are  here 
given  : 


Lowest 

Highest 

Registration  fee  

. $18  00 

Registration  fee 

$18  00 

Board  in  clubs,  average  . 

. 85  50 

Board  in  private  family  . 

• 114  00 

Room 

28  50 

Room  

47  00 

Books  

8 00 

Books 

8 00 

Laundry 

. 20  00 

Laundry 

• 30  00 

Incidentals 

10  00 

Incidentals. 

. 15  00 

Tuition  in  Oratory 

57  00 

Tuition  in  Oratorw  • . • • 

. 57  00 

$227  00 

$289  00 

SPECIAL  PRICE 

The  usual  cost  for  a term  in  the  Study  of  Expression  at  anv  of  the  well 
known  schools  is  $50  per  term  or  $150  per  year,  and  when  you  consider  that 
you  are  to  receive  two  private  lessons  each  week  in  addition  to  the  course 
outlined  above  this  would  not  be  too  much.  It  is  the  wish  of  the  authorities  of 
Ohio  University,  however,  that  all  who  care  for  this  development  may  avail 
themselves  of  this  opportunity. 

A term’s  tuition  in  Oratory  is  $19.00.  This  includes  the  course  outlined 
above  and  twenty  private  lessons.  The  private  lessons  alone  would  cost 
more  than  this  ordinarily. 


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O.  U.  DRAMATIC  CLUB 

A Dramatic  Club,  under  the  direction  of  Prof.  Pierce,  has  been  formed. 
Students  are  allowed  to  present  one  standard  play  each  term  of  the  school 
year.  This  is  of  great  advantage  to  the  students,  as  it  brings  out  certain  latent 
powers,  develops  the  art  of  impersonation,  acquaints  the  cast  with  stage  terms 
and  settings,  and  the  art  of  costuming  and  make-up  to  represent  the  characters 
true  to  life.  There  is  no  better  way  of  acquiring  ease  and  freedom  of  manner 
on  the  platform. 

Four  members  chosen  from  this  club  in  ’08  were  sent  out  in  Lyceum 
work,  they  are  known  as  the  Lyceum  Dramatic  Company  : and,  have  been 
very  successfully  presenting  scenes  from  our  best  books  and  plays,  in  costume, 
and  make-up.  The  Company  is  booked  solid  for  1911  and  1912  by  the  leading 
Lyceum  Bureaus. 


A DRAMATIC  CLUB  GROUP-OLD  ACRE  FOLKS 


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LITERARY  SOCIETIES 

There  are  three  literary  societies  in  the  University  open  to  all  regular 
students  in  the  School  of  Oratory,  the  Athenian,  the  Philomathean,  and  the 
Adelphian.  They  occupy  well  equipped  rooms  in  Music  Hall.  The  members 
have  opportunity  to  exercise  themselves  in  Declamation,  Composition,  and 
Oratory,  and  to  become  familiar  with  the  modes  of  conducting  business  in  de- 
liberative assemblies.  Debating  clubs  are  also  formed  from  time  to  time  by 
those  students  who  desire  to  have  more  extended  practice  in  the  public  discus- 
sion of  important  questions. 

The  first  annual  contest  in  oratory,  between  the  Athenian  and  Philoma- 
thean literary  societies,  was  held  in  the  Spring  term  of  1901.  Each  succeeding 
Spring  term  of  the  college  year  has  brought  a contest  of  similar  nature.  Up 
to  1907,  when  Mr.  J.  D.  Brown  donated  $100  for  the  prizes,  the  prizes  were 
as  follows  : First  prize,  $30  ; second  prize,  $20. 

The  “Brown  Prize  in  Oratory.”  — Mr.  James  D.  Brown,  a public- 
spirited  citizen  of  Athens,  who  has  always  shown  a deep  interest  in  the  welfare 
of  the  University  and  a special  interest  in  the  oratorical  contests,  has  made 
provision  for  prizes  to  be  awarded  to  the  three  oratorical  contestants  winning 
highest  grades,  as  follows  : First  prize,  $50.00  ; Second  prize,  $30.00  ; Third 
prize,  $20.00.  This  generous  action  has  stimulated  increased  interest,  among 
students,  in  the  work  of  the  literary  societies. 


OHIO  UNIVERSITY  CAMPUS  SCENE,  ATHENS,  O. 


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ORATORICAL  AND  DEBATING  ASSOCIATION 

The  Oratorical  Association  is  open  to  all  students  regularly  enrolled  for 
twelve  or  more  hours’  work  per  week. 


The  object  is  to  promote  a higher  standard 
of  literary  excellence  in  this  institution,  through 
annual  contests  with  other  colleges  and  universi- 
ties, in  debate,  oratory,  and  such  other  forms  of 
literary  discourse  as  may  be  decided  upon  by  the 
Executive  Council. 

There  are  two  preliminary  contests  in  debate 
and  two  preliminary  contests  in  oratory  to  deter- 
mine who  shall  represent  the  institution  in  inter- 
collegiate contests  in  debate  and  oration.  The 
first  preliminary  contest  is  held  in  December  of 
each  year,  and  the  second  preliminary  contest  near 
the  end  of  each  Winter  term. 


Miss  Boelzner  won  the  prize  in 
competition  with  the  representatives 
of  the  State  Normal  Schools  of  Ken- 
tucky and  Indiana.  The  contest  in 
1911  will  be  held  in  Athens,  Ohio 


For  further  information  concerning  contests, 
send  for  “Constitution  of  the  Oratorical  and  De- 
bating Association  of  Ohio  University.” 


THE  ORATORICAL  AND  DEBATING  SOCIETY 

The  executive  council  of  the  Oratorical  and  Debating  association,  consist- 
ing of  Dr.  Ellis,  Dr.  Elson,  Dr.  Chubb,  Prof.  H.  R.  Pierce,  Prof.  C.  M.  Cope- 
land, Prof.  H.  R.  Wilson  and  three  representatives  from  the  Philomathean, 
the  Athenian,  and  the  Adelphian  literary  societies,  respectively,  met  October  4 
and  elected  the  following  officers  : L.  D.  Jennings,  President ; Samuel  Shafer, 
Vice  President ; L.  W.  Armstrong,  Secretary  ; Prof.  Pierce,  Corresponding 
Secretary  ; W.  W.  Robinson,  Treasurer  ; and  Prof.  C.  M.  Copeland,  Faculty 
Treasurer. 

Programs  will  be  given  regularly  by  the  Association  in  the  assembly  room 
of  Ellis  Hall.  We  solicit  a goodly  attendance  to  hear  the  rendition  of  these 
programs.  This  department  at  O.  U.  is  new  but  it  is  making  rapid  advance- 
ment both  in  number  of  participants  and  in  quality  of  work  done.  This  fact 
was  surely  evident  last  year  in  our  debating,  oratorical,  and  other  literary  con- 
tests in  which  the  results  were  far  above  much  preceding  work  in  late  years. 

The  Association  is  composed  of  students  who  are  active  members  and  in 
good  standing  in  any  of  the  three  literary  societies  and  who  are  taking  at  least 
twelve  hours  of  regular  work  in  the  University.  Also,  to  become  a member 
the  applicant  must  receive  three-fourths  of  the  vote  of  the  executive  council 
and  pay  a fee  of  twenty-five  cents.  If  you  fill  the  above  requirements,  if  you 
desire  to  improve  your  ability  in  public  speaking,  come  and  join  the  Associa- 
tion and  profit  by  the  efficient  criticism  and  earnest  labors  of  Prof.  Pierce,  to 
whom  our  improvement  in  public  speaking  should  be  accredited.  If  you  are 
compelled  to  make  some  sacrifices  in  your  regular  work,  remember  that  all  time 
is  profitable  that  is  used  to  make  one’s  self  more  skillful  in  originating  and  ex- 
pressing good  ideas  to  his  fellow-beings,  to  create  loftier  purposes  in  life  and 
execute  them,  and  be  classified  eventually  among  the  doers  who  CARE  and 
WILL.  Literary  work  aids  in  bringing  about  such  conditions. 

Taken  from  Side  Lights,  October,  1910. 

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INTERCOLLEGIATE  DEBATERS 


E.  L.  BANDY  L.  W.  ARMSTRONG  J.  A.  LONG  M.  L.  FAWCETT  (Alternate) 


Ohio,  2;  Miami,  1 

Resolved , That  the  United  States  should  Establish  a System  of  Postal 
Savings  Banks. 


H.  DE  LA  RUE  L.  D JENNINGS  H.  L.  RIDENOUR  L.  H.  MILLER  (Alternate) 


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LIBRARY  AND  READING  ROOM 

In  the  study  of  Literature  and  History  the  most  important  aid,  in  addition 
to  a good  teacher,  is  a large  stock  of  well-selected  books.  In  this  respect  the 
Ohio  University  is  liberally  provided.  The  University  and  Society  libraries 
contain  35,000  volumes,  a large  part  of  which  are  of  recent  purchase.  In 
addition  to  the  books  of  a general  character,  the  private  libraries  of  the  pro- 
fessors, which  contain  works  of  a more  special  character  to  the  number  of 
several  thousand,  are  also  accessible,  under  certain  limitations,  to  the  stu- 
dents. The  reading  room  furnishes  access  to  the  latest  contributions  on  all 
topics  under  current  discussion.  Some  of  the  largest  works  are  useful  not 
only  for  reference  but  also  for  purposes  of  original  investigation. 

It  is  the  special  aim  of  the  managers  of  the  Library  to  acquire  as  rapidly 
as  issued  all  the  leading  works  bearing  on  Pedagogy,  whether  in  German, 
French,  or  English.  A large  number  of  works  on  this  topic  and  the  history 
of  education  is  already  on  hand.  The  Library  is  so  managed  as  to  be  acces- 
sible every  day.  The  reading  room,  in  which  are  placed  most  of  the  reference 
books,  and  all  the  periodicals,  is  accessible  at  all  times.  The  reading  of  well- 
chosen  books  not  only  tells  the  student  what  others  have  thought  in  every 
department  of  knowledge  but  likewise  stimulates  him  to  think  for  himself.  A 
good  library  is  of  itself  a university. 


Last  View,  Carnegie  Library.  Ohio  University,  Athens,  Ohio. 

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MARIE  A.  MONFORT,  B.  O.,  (Assistant  Teacher  and  Monoi.ocist) 
Graduate  of  Leland  Powers  School,  Boston,  Mass. 

Entertainer  with  the  Coit  Lyceum  Bureau. 


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ZULETTE  SPENCER- PIERCE,  (Assistant  Teacher) 

For  four  years  Teacher  of  Expression  and  Director  of  Girls’  Gymnasium,  Mt. 
Union  College.  Well-known  Lyceum  Reader  and  Entertainer.  With 
the  Coit  Lyceum  Bureau  and  the  Antrim  Lyceum  Bureaus. 


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“ If  you  have  something  to  say  you  can  always  say  it  ” is  a foolish 
word  that  often  passes  for  wisdom.  A man  might  as  well  claim  that  if  you 
have  a tune  in  your  head  you  can  play  on  the  piano. 

Take  moments  of  great  excitement,  whether  political  or  moral,  and  every 
man  of  the  thousand  who  have  come  together  is  burning  with  a message,  and 
then  see  how  few  can  effectively  utter  that  message. 

The  one  thing  that  has  handicapped,  more  than  all  else,  the  pulpits  of 
this  country  is  the  fact  that  the  schools  have  taught  the  young  minister  every- 
thing but  how  to  preach.  “ How  can  these  men  speak,  never  having  learned,” 
is  our  condemnation. 

Perhaps  there  is  no  greater  work  in  all  the  field  of  education  than  the 
work  done  by  our  Schools  of  Expression. 

N.  McGee  Waters. 


GOVERNOR  J.  W.  FOLK 


Since  taking  instruction  in  the  “School  of  Orator)7”  at  Mt.  Union  Col- 
lege, I have  had  a higher  ambition  in  life.  I can  heartily  recommend  the 
method  of  direct  conversational  speaking,  and  feel,  from  a pastor’s  stand- 
point, that  training  of  this  kind  is  greatly  needed  by  all  ministers  and  public 
speakers.  W.  C.  Milt.er, 

Pastor  M.  E.  Church,  Malvern,  O. 


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Arthu  r C . COIT 

THE  COIT  LYCEUM  BUREAU 
CITIZENS  BUILDING 
CLEVELAND,  O. 

The  public  who  pay  an  admission  fee  to  hear  a Lecturer,  Entertainer,  or  Concert,  is  becoming 
more  exacting  each  year.  The  demand  is  as  great  for  a good  speaking  voice  with  proper  inflec- 
tions and  intonations,  as  for  the  singing  voice.  Quality  and  manner  of  using  a voice  are  as  neces- 
sary on  the  platform  as  the  thought  and  action  of  the  speaker.  Proper  preparation  of  attractions 
is  being  insisted  upon  by  the  leading  Lyceum  Bureaus,  and  the  extent  to  which  this  is  done  is 
really  a part  of  their  competition  at  present. 

Governors,  Congressmen,  Preachers,  as  well  as  the  new  beginners  realize  that  they  readily 
fall  into  mannerisms  and  need  a professional  coach  to  point  out  their  oratorical  weakness.  One  of 
the  leading  recognized  men  for  the  work  of  platform  coach  for  Lecturers  and  Entertainers,  and 
Concert  Companies  as  well  (Tor  he  has  a good  musical  training)  is  Prof.  H.  R.  Pierce. 

Arthur  C.  Coit, 
President  Coit  Lyceum  Bureau. 


Pago  Thirty-One 


SCHOOL  OF  ORATORY 


OHIO  UNIVERSITY 


ADRIAN  NEWENS 

DIRECTOR  OF  PUBLIC  SPEAKING  FOR  12  YEARS 
AMES  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE,  IOWA 

A Department  of  Public  Speaking  offering  courses  in  the  Speech  Arts  to  regular  College  and 
University  students  ought  to  be  established  in  every  college  and  university. 

From  the  earliest  years  of  one’s  educational  career  a great  deal  of  time  is  given  to  the  study  of 
language  but  mostly  from  a written  point  of  view.  One  has  but  to  listen  to  the  conversation  of 
men  and  women  in  parlor  and  hall,  on  the  street  and  in  the  counting  house,  to  know  how  little  the 
study  of  language  from  a written  point  of  view  has  affected  the  spoken  word.  One  has  but  to 
listen  to  the  spoken  English  of  the  student  in  the  class  room  to  note  how  little  his  study  of  the 
written  word  has  effected  his  speech.  If  for  no  other  reason  than  the  development  of  a clearer, 
more  perfect  and  effective  conversation,  a Department  of  Public  Speaking  should  be  established  in 
institutions  of  higher  learning. 

But  there  is  another  reason  why  such  a department  should  be  established  and  supported. 
Every  college  man  and  woman  is  of  necessity  a leader  in  the  circles  with  which  he  associates 
himself  after  graduation. 

The  leader  is  always  the  spokesman.  It  is  excruciatingly  painful  to  listen  to  the  speaking 
leadership  of  many  college  men  and  women  when  called  upon  to  represent  themselves  and  their 
profession  in  a public  way.  Public  speaking  therefore  becomes  a part  of  the  education  of  every 
college  man  and  woman  whatever  course  of  study  he  may  pursue.  If  he  is  an  engineer  he  should 
know  and  be  practiced  in  the  art  of  speaking  along  engineering  lines.  If  he  be  an  agriculturist, 
physician,  lawyer,  teacher,  merchant,  or  what,  his  leadership  is  not  complete  without  the  develop- 
ment of  the  most  used  method  of  communication. 

Adrian  M.  Newens. 


DR.  EDWARD  AMHERST  OTT 

Noted  Lecturer.  Dean  of  School  of  Oratory,  Drake  University,  Iowa, 

FOR  SEVERAL  YEARS  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  OTT  SCHOOL 

of  Expression,  Chicago. 

The  greatest  social  movement  of  the  world  is  Christianity.  Its  founder  never  wrote  a line. 
He  spoke  and  the  world  hears  him  yet. 

All  great  movements  have  been  led  to  success  by  orators.  The  time  will  never  come  when 
great,  sincere  men  are  not  needed  to  inspire  their  fellow-men  to  high  purpose  and  noble  deeds. 

Edward  Amherst  Ott. 


RALPH  PARLETTE 

EDITOR  OF  THE  LYCEUMITE  AND  TALENT 
(the  LYCEUM  MAGAZINE) 

150  Michigan  Ave.,  Room  959,  Chicago. 

It  has  taken  me  nearly  fifteen  years  to  learn  by  hard  struggle  and  at  the  expense  of  the 
lyceum,  the  bureaus,  the  long-suffering  committees,  and  my  friends,  some  of  the  A-B-C’s  of  the 
platform  — taken  me  fifteen  years  to  learn  that  what  an  audience  wants  is  sincerity,  simplicity,  and 
character,  and  what  it  don't  want  is  strut,  artificaliry,  and  rant.  I calculate  it  has  cost  me  and 
others  some  thousands  of  dollars  to  learn  the  few  things  along  this  line  by  experimentation,  grop- 
ing blindly  in  the  dark.  But  that  was  the  smallest  expense.  It  has  cost  me  sleepless  nights  and 
hours  and  months  of  speechless  horror.  You  can’t  figure  that  with  the  multiplication  table.  Fif- 
teen years  of  this  to  learn  a few  of  the  first  reader  lessons  of  platform  work. 

If  fifteen  years  ago  a man  like  Pierce  had  taken  me  in  hand,  what  he  could  have  done  for  me 
would  have  been  priceless.  He  would  have  saved  some  of  the  fruitless  years  of  my  life  and  turned 
them  into  profit.  I have  Dever  seen  as  now  the  value  and  the  necessity  of  the  teacher  in  expression 
and  the  platform  coach  as  I see  it  now.  By  all  means  study  with  some  one  who  knows— not  to 
become  an  imitation  of  him,  but  to  discover  yourself.  The  real  teacher  will  not  allow  you  to  imi- 
tate him.  The  real  teacher  will  simply  rip  the  husks  off  your  own  self  and  discover  you  to  your- 
self. He  will  grind  off  the  rough  and  show  the  diamond  underneath. 

Harry  Raymond  Pierce  can  do  these  things.  He  is  a discoverer  of  raw  diamonds  and  a won- 
derful polisher.  This  isn’t  heresay.  I have  met  platform  people  who  were  growing.  In  a season 
or  two  they  had  jumped  in  price  and  in  excellence.  And  I found  out  they  had  been  down  to 
Athens  with  Pierce. 

Ralph  Pari.ette. 


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